lillian kim is joining us live now to bring us the details of what happened. lillian? reporter: carol lip that man is suffering from major injuries. it happened in half moon bay. emergency responders say the man fell off the cliff near the 18th hole. crews don't know if the man was a guest of thorites. all they know is he is 25 years old and he and a group of people he is with are not from the area. it's not known what led to his fall. there's a paved public access walkway several treat from the cliff's edge and several signs that say, unstable ground. unfortunately the young man did not heed the warnings. >> the cliff itself was vertical so a fall strategy from the top to the bottom. >> can you elaborate on the injuries. >> just major injuries. paramedics were down with the victim. reporter: emergency crews say they were lucky they didn't have to use rope to rescue the man from the beach. they say there were stars a half mile south that responders used. live near half moon bay, lillian kim, abc7 news. >> carolyn: well, big day for a's. rick quan in for mike shumann to